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-6 posts tagged "Memorial Service"
Grace McDermott | Wednesday, September 12, 2018
Many Notre Dame students were between the ages of 1 and 5 when the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, occurred. For some, it was one of their first concrete memories. Others were too young to remember the event. To commemorate this day, students and community members gathered at the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes
Courtney Becker | Sunday, August 6, 2017
Legendary Notre Dame football coach Ara Parseghian was a “tremendous individual,” former football coach Lou Holtz said. “A lot of people can be successful, but Ara was significant,” he said. “Significance is when you help other people be successful. Of course, that lasts many a lifetime.” Holtz spoke Sunday at a ceremony honoring Parseghian, who
Observer Staff Report | Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Former President of the United States Jimmy Carter and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, M.A. class of 1975, top a long list of dignitaries who will offer reflections at the memorial service for University President Emeritus Fr. Theodore “Ted” Hesburgh on Wednesday evening, the University announced in a press release Monday. According to the statement, other speakers
Monica Villagomez Mendez | Tuesday, March 3, 2015
We both remember exactly where and when we heard of Fr. Ted’s death. At one in the morning, I started scrolling through a flurry of tweets relating to his passing and then, 40 minutes later, I received a phone call from our photo editor asking if Saint Mary’s was holding any type of events in his
Emily McConville | Sunday, November 23, 2014
A memorial service and Mass for Jim T. Butz, class of 1949, who worked in the Notre Dame Stadium press box for decades and was instrumental in the creation of the iconic Fighting Irish leprechaun logo, will take place at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on Monday morning. Butz, who died Oct. 12 at the
Kelly Konya | Tuesday, January 14, 2014
The death of former first year Madelyn Stephenson has weighed heavily on the Saint Mary’s community in recent weeks. Stephenson is remembered fondly by friends and faculty, and a memorial service for Stephenson will be held Friday at 4 p.m. in Regina Chapel. Stephenson, 19, died Friday, Jan. 3 from injuries sustained in an automobile